Comments on: Nothing changed in Belleville http://www.spirit-of-paris.com/2006/05/21/nothing-changed-in-belleville.html Photographies de Paris Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:31:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Bob http://www.spirit-of-paris.com/2006/05/21/nothing-changed-in-belleville.html#comment-445 Bob Thu, 25 May 2006 01:09:55 +0000 http://www.spirit-of-paris.com/2006/05/21/nothing-changed-in-belleville.html#comment-445 This is a deceptively wonderful photo. The small version on this page doesn't begin to do justice to the rich detail and tonality that are present in the larger version. There's a most delightful little statuette just inside the doorway of No.13, if you take time to look closely. Very funny. Obviously, the scene is the star of the photo. But the image composition and beautifully smooth toning reinforce the illusion of a journey back in time, and the photographic look of a bygone era. This working class district has been the subject of such a rich and interesting history. And I think a melancholic sense of that is what you've captured in this scene; a neglected side of the historic Paris. Good that you've documented a scene such as this, while they still exist. Very nice image, indeed. This is a deceptively wonderful photo. The small version on this page doesn’t begin to do justice to the rich detail and tonality that are present in the larger version.

There’s a most delightful little statuette just inside the doorway of No.13, if you take time to look closely. Very funny.

Obviously, the scene is the star of the photo. But the image composition and beautifully smooth toning reinforce the illusion of a journey back in time, and the photographic look of a bygone era.

This working class district has been the subject of such a rich and interesting history. And I think a melancholic sense of that is what you’ve captured in this scene; a neglected side of the historic Paris.

Good that you’ve documented a scene such as this, while they still exist. Very nice image, indeed.

]]> By: Tomate Farcie http://www.spirit-of-paris.com/2006/05/21/nothing-changed-in-belleville.html#comment-425 Tomate Farcie Tue, 23 May 2006 15:55:21 +0000 http://www.spirit-of-paris.com/2006/05/21/nothing-changed-in-belleville.html#comment-425 I guess you can't park on the sidewalks, there, either, anymore! It's good to see that some things don't change. For that particular picture, I'm glad you used black and white. Thank you for your sweet comment on my blog recently! I guess you can’t park on the sidewalks, there, either, anymore! It’s good to see that some things don’t change.

For that particular picture, I’m glad you used black and white.

Thank you for your sweet comment on my blog recently!

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